Inkstand



(No Model.)

I. BROOKE.

INKSTAND.

Patented July .3, 1883.

wlTNEssEs':

N. PETERS. Phuto-umagnpher. wasmngmn. D C.

UNITED STATES APATENT ,OFFICE ISAAC` BROOKE, OF ROYERS FORD, PENNSYLVANIA.

INKSTAND.

SPECIFICATION forming 'part of Letters Patent No. 280,568, 'dated July 3,1883.

4 Application filed .Tune 17, 1882, (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAc BROOKE, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Boyers Ford, inthe county of Montgomery, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and'useful Improvement in Inkstands, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top or plan view of the inkstand embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line x w, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 1/ y, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

My invention consists inan inkstand having a sliding cover, which is opened by a lever, to which motion is imparted by the pressure or weight of the hand, the cover being closed when said lever is relieved of the hand.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a base, on which is supported the ink well or holder B, having a cover, B.` Rising from the base A, on opposite sides of -the ink-well, are lugs A', which form the beaings for a forked lever, C, whose front end, a, constitutes a rest, on which the hand of the writer is to be placed for opening the cover B', as will be hereinafter set forth.

D represents an elbow-lever, which is mounted 011 the base'A opposite to the resting end a of the lever C, and pivoted to the adjacent end of the cover B, the lower end of the lever D being in contact with or pivoted to the connecting-bar b of the forked portions of the lever, a spring, D, being connected with the le ver D and base A for restoring said lever D and, consequently, the cover B to their normal positions, and uclosing the ink-well.

l E represents upright pieces, which rise from the base A on opposite sides of the ink-well, and have at their lower ends curved lips d, which enter openings in the base A. A cross bar or binder, F, which is vertically slotted or' forked, is fitted to said side pieces, E, and has in its bottom an opening, e, below the base for the reception ofa pin, key, or wedge, G, whereby the binder is firmly secured to the base and the side pieces are rigidly held in upright position. The side pieces are scalloped to form a rack or holder for pens, Src.

The top collar or flange, e, of the ink-well is circumscribed by a fixed collar, II, which is formed with an extension, II, projecting toward the binder F, the upper face of the eX- tension being grooved, as at f, to receive a teat or stud, g, which depends from the other side of the cover B of the ink-well. A portion of the collar H, corresponding to the front ofthe ink-well, is raised, and its inner face is grooved to receive the edge of the cover B, it being seen that said cover has a sliding motion on the lower portion of the collar H, and is guided by the teat g in the groove f and the gro oved sides of the collar H, it also being seen that the extension II of said collar has its outer end sustained on the binder F,.and the cover B is partly supported on said extension.

The operation is as follows: Vhen ink is required, a hand or one or more fingers are placed or pressed on the rest a of the lever C, thus lowering the outer end of the lever and raising the cross-bar b at the inner end thereof. This operates the elbow-lever D, the upper end whereof moves outwardly or from the ink-well, and carries with it the cover B', thus opening the ink-well and permitting the pen to be dipped therein. moved from the rest A, the parts quickly return to their normal position, and the inkwell is again closed, this being accomplished by the action of the spring D, which exerts its pressure on the elbow-lever D, the latter being in contact with the cross-bar I), and pressing against the same 5 but if the lever D is connected with the cross-bar b, the latter may be weighted and accomplish the same result as thespring D. As the lever C is loosely litted on the bearinglugs A', its displacement is prevented by studs J, which project inwardly from the sides of the upright pieces E above the lever, without, however, interfering with the freedom of pivotal motions of said lever. Vhen the cover B is in its normal position, it closes the ink-well with a tight joint, owing to the groove of the collar H receiving the edge of the cover.

When the hand is re.

I am aware that it is not new to provide an IOO the advantages thereof, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In an inkstand, a sliding cover, in coinbination with a hand resting,` lever and a connecting-lever, substantially as described, whereby said hand-resting` lever is adapted to operate said sliding cover. p 2. The ink well base, hand'resting lever, elbow-lever, and spring, in combination with the sliding cover, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In an inkstand, a sliding` cover provided with a stud, g, the ink-well having a collar which is provided with a grooved extension,

I 5 H', the lever D, and the hand-resting lever C,

said collar having an extension, H, which 2o rests on said binder and guides and supports the sliding cover, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed by nie.

ISAAC Bnoonn.

In presence of- JOHN A. NVIEDERSHEIM, A. P. GRANT. 

